Page 25 of Light

Light cocks his head to the side, his eyes dropping to the draw before coming back to rest on mine.

"Now I know there's something in there. What are you hiding? Don't tell me you keep your vibrator in the kitchen. I thought you ladies keep those things in the bedroom." He gives me a half smirk and I fight my desire to laugh at his ridiculousness.

"There's no vibrator in there. I just don't want you going through my things. It's called privacy, maybe you've heard of it?" I snap at him.

"Privacy of a kitchen drawer. No, I've never heard of that." He crosses his arms over his wide chest and peers down at me. He takes a step forward getting way too close. I want to lean into him. It's been so long since I've been this close to a man who's had my hormones going crazy. I miss it. A lot.

He sighs and all traces of his joking nature is wiped off his face, "Melissa, what's in the drawer?"

My breathing trembles as I look up at him. I could tell him another lie. Keep what I found this morning to myself but I'm smart enough to know I need help.

I don't know much about the biker club down the road but all of the men who were the vests like Light seem to be able to handle themselves. There was even rumors floating around a few weeks ago that one of the members saved his woman from a notorious gang. They are all in one piece.

If they can do that maybe Light can help me with Deke.

I hate asking for help but if it means keeping Tyler safe I'll swallow my pride.

Letting out a deep sigh, I reach down and open the drawer. Slowly I pull the paper out and give it to Light.

He unfolds it and I watch, completely tense, as he reads it. The rage on his face is frightening.

"What the hell is this? When did you get it? How?" His voice is deeper. He's quiet probably to keep Tyler from hearing him.

"It was here this morning."

"Wait, here? As in, in the house, here?"

"Yeah, someone must have slipped in while I was sleeping last night and put it here." I shrug as if it's not that big a deal but even as I feel the shiver race down my spine.

"What the fuck. Did you call the police? Do you know who did it?" His questions are all valid.

"No." I don't tell him that I suspect it's Deke. The last thing I want right now is for him to get it in his mind that he's going to go looking for him. Or even force me to go to the cops. The cops aren't going to be able to do anything about Deke. They never do.

Light looks down at the letter again before he folds it back up and slips it into his pocket. "What are you going to do?"

I'm at a loss. I've been asking myself that same question for hours but I still haven't come up with an answer, "I don't know. Nothing. I mean I don't know what they could possibly want from me. I don't have any money. Nothing of value."

"Shit..." Light curses and props his hands on his hips while he looks down to the floor. "I'm going to stay."

I blink at him a few times. How the hell did we get here. "What? What do you mean you're going to stay?"

"Here for the night. If you're not going to go to the cops. Someone has to be here just in case these assholes decide to come back."

Shaking my head wildly, "No. No way. This isn't your problem. I'll figure this out."

"Melissa, I'm not giving you a choice. Either you let me stay in the house where it's warm or I'm going to stay on my bike outside your door all night in the cold. Either way I'm not leaving."

I open my mouth to argue. To tell him that he's crazy. I mean I barely know him. Yet I can't. Just knowing he's going to be nearby takes a huge weight off my shoulder. He may act like an idiot most times but I can't deny Light makes me feel safe.

"Fine...just fine. You need to figure out something to tell Tyler. I don't want him to know anything about this. He'll worry." I eye Light, doing my best to show him I mean business.

"What do you know, my bike is broken. I can't ride home tonight." Light flips his hand and takes a little bow as if he just came up with the best idea in the world.

I scoff and roll my eyes. "Whatever. I'll set you up on the couch after dinner."

"Sounds like a plan." He nods and goes out into the living room with the juice and the snacks for him and Tyler to share.

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